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Today June 24, 2017 I am a WINNER, WINNNER, WINNER. Thanks to AALBC for supporting me. https://awards.forewordreviews.com/books/eddie-green/

I'm not a "bestseller", great review, "award-winner" kinda reader. So, it doesn't matter to me what any bookseller such as Amazon/BN promotes, I read what interest me . I think You @Troy and I both agreed we often hear of books through news articles placement. (Do you remember that conversation - I think it was a facebook conversation some time back when I was on facebook the first time. ) When I do, hear of book through an article or in conversation, I go to the author's website first to buy. In fact, I just linked to a book and its website here on my profile. Today, was the first time I actually went to the author's website and could only purchase the book there. woo-hoo! Mostly, I haven't been successful. I'm not sure why authors aren't selling directly from their website. It's so easy to sell direct now since there are so many ways to collect money online. When I publish my next book, I will sell direct and most likely through lulu distribution (since they're the printers) BUT I'm NOT distributing through amazon and I'm NOT distributing digital. But I digress, Next I do a search engine query to see where I can purchase the book. Since I purchase mostly out-of-print books I find them on ebay, abe's books and other spots or via Amazon. I remember you mentioned you had a bunch of old books, and I just don't understand why you didn't sell those on here. I'm in the process of selling gently used and almost new books from my website. But in answer to your question, Yes I'd buy from indie booksellers!

I always try to buy directly from authors or independent book sellers. Additionally, I think part of the problem is black authors ONLY selling their books through Amazon or B&N (all the big names) with no options to sell directly through their website with the monies going directly to their bank account, no one taking a cut. Not only do authors need to sell through their websites, but readers need to buy directly from authors and independent black book sellers. If authors don't stop going to Amazon to sell their books, readers won't either. There needs to be this sort of simultaneous action that allows for the change to happen. Readers and authors are far too trusting when it comes to Amazon, which, like you pointed out, doesn't always give the best price for books.